A truly international evening at Seagoe Parish
On Friday 14 April, Seagoe Parish held an International Evening which gathered people from a variety of different backgrounds to celebrate their common Christian faith.
Seagoe’s Missionary Curate, Revd Canon Rajkumas Santhyaraj, organised the event. Part of his role is to reach out to those of different ethnicities and help them feel welcome in the local Christian community.
“We welcomed members of the International Fellowship which meets regularly in Belfast and includes people from diverse backgrounds,” said Seagoe rector, Canon Terence Cadden. “They have participated in our worship on a number of occasions.
“We also had contributions from members of the Romanian community, the parish choir and a Filipino choir who regularly sing at worship in Drumcree Roman Catholic Parish. Many of the choir work in Craigavon hospital,” he continued.
An Indian gentleman read Psalm 23 in his native language and his wife gave testimony of her conversion from Hinduism to Christianity and the family loss that resulted.
Bishop Harold preached on the blessings of fellowship with those from other cultures. The Deputy Lord Mayor, Alderman Arnold Hatch, also spoke encouraging the parish in the integration of people of different ethnicities into the community.
See some photos of the event here.